Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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